Accommodation is said to be expensive in Myanmar compared to other Asian countries.
That is indeed the impression we had while travelling. Be warned that mattresses are hard!
Our average price per night was between 25$-45$. We usually had airco, private bathroom, double (or twin) bedroom, fridge and TV. Breakfast was included, as well as WIFI.
We booked the first night in Yangon. We sent several emails from home, but got no answer so the other hotels were booked during the journey.
Hotels will gladly give a call to book your next accommodation. Some will recommend places for you, while others will blankly wait for you to give the name and phone number of the hotel.
Staff is always helpful, smiling and will do what they can to give you a pleasant stay.
We always found a place to stay. We heard other travelers who had to call 10 different hotels before finding one available, but this did not happen to us. However, accommodation is scarce in some places, if you don't want to pay the high price, book in advance.
Most of the hotels will give you the "European" breakfast instead of the traditional Myanmar. What is that European breakfast? Eggs (your way), fruits (mango, melon, banana, papaya), white bread (sweet stuff), jam and butter. Lots of tea or coffee. It keeps you full, but it gets boring.
We went to the following hotels:
Yangon
Mother Land Inn 2
www.myanmarmotherlandinn.com
433, Lower Pazundaung Road
motherlandinn2@gmail.com
0095-1 291343
30$ per night for a double bedroom with air co and television. European or Myanmar breakfast (to be notified the day before).
Free shuttle service from or to the airport (we appreciated it on our first day).
A bit far from the city centre. There is always a taxi driver waiting outside.
They have a restaurant, no wifi but slow Internet on computers. Front terrace to have a drink.
Find them on Facebook.
Chan Myae Guest House
256/276 Maha Bandoola Garden Street
28$ per night for a double bedroom with air co, television, fridge. Myanmar breakfast (rice and vegetables topped with omelet).
Central location, books to borrow, family atmosphere (they were all watching tv in the lobby when we came back from our evening meal). Good wifi in the lobby.
They are also offering dormitory beds. Located on the 4th and 8th floor (be fit!).
Find them on Facebook.
Mandalay
Ma Ma Guest House
5B, 60th street, between 25th and 26th street, East Mahazayarbone
thamemama@mandalay.net.mm
(+95) 2 33411, (+95) 9 444 043284, (+95) 11 201440
42$ per night for a twin room, with air co, television, fridge (refilled with two bottles of water). European breakfast on the terrace. Quiet area, big room, separate shower (usually there is no separation between the shower and toilet, so your bathroom is soaked in water after your shower. This was not the case with this guest house). Good wifi on the terrace. The owner, Alice, speaks very good English.
Every night, they placed mosquito repellent in front of our bedroom doors. There was indeed no mosquito in our room.
Ma Ma Guest House is located next to the Peacock Lodge.
Find them on Facebook.
Bagan
New Life Hotel
Main Road, Nyaung Oo (Next door to Thante Hotel, near central market)
(+95) 2 61 61035, (+95) 2 61 60646
40$ per night for a twin room, with air co, television, fridge (refilled with two bottles of water). European breakfast. Convenient location. Ebikes only rental. The bus to Kalaw will stop in front of the hotel to pick you up.
During the evening and the night, our room was warmer than the outside. Too warm to be able to sleep. So we had to turn on the air co and I got ill because of it (sore throat and headache). Cockroaches in the bathroom during the night. Wifi was not always working.
Kalaw
Winner Hotel
Pyi Taung Su Road
(+95) 81 50025, (+95) 81 50279
winnerhotel.kalaw@gmail.com
25$ per night for a double room with air co, television, fridge (refilled with two bottles of water). European breakfast with a view on the city. The best scrambled eggs and avocado juice. The air co was not needed as it is cooler in Kalaw (nights were chilly). Good wifi in the rooms.
Our bus arrived at 1.30am instead of 3am. Luckily, it stopped in front of the hotel we had booked. And the staff was able to give us a room for that night. So we stayed two nights instead of one.
Find them on Facebook
Inle Lake
(Lucky) Bright Hotel
53, Phaung Daw Side Road, Win Quarter, Nyaung Shwe
(+95) 081 209137, (+95) 081 209642
brighthotel.mm@gmail.com
www.luckybrighthotel.com
30$ per night for a double room with fan. Wifi in the lobby and sometimes in rooms. European breakfast on balcony terrace, including pancakes (how exciting!). The room was in need of a good clean up (spider webs, nests of bugs in the corners of the room, bottle cap near the bathroom window was there before we arrived and still there when we left). Bikes rental for 1.5$ per day per person. Good and quiet location, except for the prayers at 5.30am ;) The smallest room of our entire trip. Weird reception from the teenage girl (no hello on arrival, no check of our identity) but other staff was nicer.
That is indeed the impression we had while travelling. Be warned that mattresses are hard!
Our average price per night was between 25$-45$. We usually had airco, private bathroom, double (or twin) bedroom, fridge and TV. Breakfast was included, as well as WIFI.
We booked the first night in Yangon. We sent several emails from home, but got no answer so the other hotels were booked during the journey.
Hotels will gladly give a call to book your next accommodation. Some will recommend places for you, while others will blankly wait for you to give the name and phone number of the hotel.
Staff is always helpful, smiling and will do what they can to give you a pleasant stay.
We always found a place to stay. We heard other travelers who had to call 10 different hotels before finding one available, but this did not happen to us. However, accommodation is scarce in some places, if you don't want to pay the high price, book in advance.
Most of the hotels will give you the "European" breakfast instead of the traditional Myanmar. What is that European breakfast? Eggs (your way), fruits (mango, melon, banana, papaya), white bread (sweet stuff), jam and butter. Lots of tea or coffee. It keeps you full, but it gets boring.
We went to the following hotels:
Yangon
Mother Land Inn 2
www.myanmarmotherlandinn.com
433, Lower Pazundaung Road
motherlandinn2@gmail.com
0095-1 291343
30$ per night for a double bedroom with air co and television. European or Myanmar breakfast (to be notified the day before).
Free shuttle service from or to the airport (we appreciated it on our first day).
A bit far from the city centre. There is always a taxi driver waiting outside.
They have a restaurant, no wifi but slow Internet on computers. Front terrace to have a drink.
Find them on Facebook.
Chan Myae Guest House
256/276 Maha Bandoola Garden Street
28$ per night for a double bedroom with air co, television, fridge. Myanmar breakfast (rice and vegetables topped with omelet).
Central location, books to borrow, family atmosphere (they were all watching tv in the lobby when we came back from our evening meal). Good wifi in the lobby.
They are also offering dormitory beds. Located on the 4th and 8th floor (be fit!).
Find them on Facebook.
Mandalay
Ma Ma Guest House
5B, 60th street, between 25th and 26th street, East Mahazayarbonethamemama@mandalay.net.mm
(+95) 2 33411, (+95) 9 444 043284, (+95) 11 201440
42$ per night for a twin room, with air co, television, fridge (refilled with two bottles of water). European breakfast on the terrace. Quiet area, big room, separate shower (usually there is no separation between the shower and toilet, so your bathroom is soaked in water after your shower. This was not the case with this guest house). Good wifi on the terrace. The owner, Alice, speaks very good English.
Every night, they placed mosquito repellent in front of our bedroom doors. There was indeed no mosquito in our room.
Ma Ma Guest House is located next to the Peacock Lodge.
Find them on Facebook.
Bagan
New Life Hotel
Main Road, Nyaung Oo (Next door to Thante Hotel, near central market)
(+95) 2 61 61035, (+95) 2 61 60646
40$ per night for a twin room, with air co, television, fridge (refilled with two bottles of water). European breakfast. Convenient location. Ebikes only rental. The bus to Kalaw will stop in front of the hotel to pick you up.
During the evening and the night, our room was warmer than the outside. Too warm to be able to sleep. So we had to turn on the air co and I got ill because of it (sore throat and headache). Cockroaches in the bathroom during the night. Wifi was not always working.
Kalaw
Winner Hotel
Pyi Taung Su Road
(+95) 81 50025, (+95) 81 50279
winnerhotel.kalaw@gmail.com
25$ per night for a double room with air co, television, fridge (refilled with two bottles of water). European breakfast with a view on the city. The best scrambled eggs and avocado juice. The air co was not needed as it is cooler in Kalaw (nights were chilly). Good wifi in the rooms.
Our bus arrived at 1.30am instead of 3am. Luckily, it stopped in front of the hotel we had booked. And the staff was able to give us a room for that night. So we stayed two nights instead of one.
Find them on Facebook
Inle Lake
(Lucky) Bright Hotel
53, Phaung Daw Side Road, Win Quarter, Nyaung Shwe(+95) 081 209137, (+95) 081 209642
brighthotel.mm@gmail.com
www.luckybrighthotel.com
30$ per night for a double room with fan. Wifi in the lobby and sometimes in rooms. European breakfast on balcony terrace, including pancakes (how exciting!). The room was in need of a good clean up (spider webs, nests of bugs in the corners of the room, bottle cap near the bathroom window was there before we arrived and still there when we left). Bikes rental for 1.5$ per day per person. Good and quiet location, except for the prayers at 5.30am ;) The smallest room of our entire trip. Weird reception from the teenage girl (no hello on arrival, no check of our identity) but other staff was nicer.
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